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    2022 ABA LSD Annual Meeting Assembly Agenda

    Information on each resolution can be found in the ABA House of Delegates 2022 executive summaries.

    Resolution 504

    • Passed.
    • Urges federal, state, local, territorial and tribal governments to enact or expand  cyberstalking legislation to require investigation by law enforcement, stronger penalties for committing such crimes, and a private right of action.
    • Sponsored by: Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice, Commission on Hispanic Legal Rights and Responsibilities, Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, Section of State and Local Government Law
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    Resolution 505

    • Passed.
    • Urges federal, state, local and territorial governments to prioritize tribal consultation and urges the passage of the RESPECT Act [H.R.3587] or similar legislation in order to strengthen the United States government-to- Copies of Resolutions with Reports are available upon request to the Policy and Planning Division. 4 government relationship with tribes and better effectuate its trust responsibility through codifying tribal consultation processes.
    • Sponsors: Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice, Coalition on Racial and Ethnic Justice Commission on Hispanic Legal Rights and Responsibilities, Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, Council For Diversity in the Educational Pipeline, National Native American Bar Association, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, Criminal Justice Section Commission on Youth at Risk, Section of State and Local Government Law
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    Resolution 506

    • Passed.
    • Urges Congress to amend the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (“SNAP”) to afford States the ability to permit SNAP to purchase shelf-stable food and other emergency necessities, within a certain time period, in preparation for a disaster. (“Preparedness SNAP”).
    • Sponsors: Young Lawyers Division
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    Resolution 604

    • Passed.
    • Adopts the ABA Nine Principles on Reducing Mass Incarceration, black letter and commentary; and urges federal, state, local, territorial, and tribal legislative, and other governmental bodies to adopt policies consistent with the ABA Nine Principles on Reducing Mass Incarceration.
    • Sponsors: Working Group on Building Public Trust in the American Justice System, Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defense
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